After twelve rounds, the judges scored the American 118-108 and twice 117-109. During the fight, the Filipino was fined two points for constantly holding the opponent.
On the same evening, the former world welterweight champion Jarrett Hurd (24-3, 16 KOs) lost by TKO in the tenth round to Jose Armando Resendiz (14-1, 10 KOs). Elijah Garcia (14-0, 12 KOs) knocked out Amilcar Vidal (16-1, 12 KOs) in the fourth round.